Rule 6 Date of hearing

When giving leave to serve a process out of Northern Ireland, the court shall fix a date on which the proceedings to which it relates will be heard.

When exercising its powers under paragraph (1) of this Rule, the court shall have regard to the distance of the country of service.

^f1 Where a process may be served out of Northern Ireland without leave, the date of the hearing to be shown on that process shall be fixed by the chief clerk having regard to the distance of the country of service.]